Igor gets the Blues, The FrankenLab Reso Project.

[kuanjb]

The kit piezo is actually one that has Six separate cells on it. You can see them through the covering.

Might need to look at alternatives or see how involved the other processes around them are. I have room for a small PCB etc in the recess behind the cone so that is all doable.

You can cut the ones with the individual piezo elements too. In fact if you did it carefully you might be able to split the rod and rewire the bit you cut off for the other half of the bridge. Should all just be wired in parallel giving you just two wires.

https://www.cigarboxguitar.com/knowl...t-a-rod-piezo/

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[FrankenWashie]

You can cut the ones with the individual piezo elements too. In fact if you did it carefully you might be able to split the rod and rewire the bit you cut off for the other half of the bridge. Should all just be wired in parallel giving you just two wires.

https://www.cigarboxguitar.com/knowl...t-a-rod-piezo/

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So one wire will go to the braid and the other the lead? Might be worthy of an experiment.

[kuanjb]

So one wire will go to the braid and the other the lead? Might be worthy of an experiment.

I found a video:
https://youtu.be/BL3alVUCmgo

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[FrankenWashie]

I found a video:
https://youtu.be/BL3alVUCmgo

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Thanks for that KuanJB, very instructive, I might play with that with the one i have. split it, resolder and bring the two ends into a single connection.

IGOR! FETCH THE ELCTRODES!! MWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!

[Simon Barden]

Thankfully he'll have to wait for a thunderstorm before starting the experiment.

[FrankenWashie]

So I got slightly OCD with my neck joint transition.


Then I evened out the heel to neck shaft transition. When I sanded it finer and wiped it off with gum turps I noticed this..







It appears to be a very faint Birdseye maple pattern, not a classic Birdseye effect but still, it means I’m going to have to treat it better than just whack black over the top of it.

The tobacco burst is still going to happen but that it might have to echo something a bit more like these,




not sure of whether to use acrylics or nitro lacquer or enamels so any advice from anyone whose done a burst would be appreciated.



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[Andy40]

I used Dingtone to do my double neck burst. not the cheapest method but other dyes (like Keyda) would work?

[FrankenWashie]

I used Dingtone to do my double neck burst. not the cheapest method but other dyes (like Keyda) would work?

Its certainly an option to go that way, though my experiences with dyes haven't been fantastic (To be fair my experiences with paint haven't been stellar either!).
I will have to review what is available and consider options prior to experiments.

[DarkMark]

I used Feast Watson stains. If you go down the stain path just be prepared for things to turn out different to what you expect. I was trying to do a neck burst like in the above photos, but the timber had other ideas.

[FrankenWashie]

I used Feast Watson stains. If you go down the stain path just be prepared for things to turn out different to what you expect. I was trying to do a neck burst like in the above photos, but the timber had other ideas.

Thats one of the reasons I was thinking the lacquer or nitro route, slightly easier to shield off or mask etc